The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the National Assembly Parliamentary Friendship group held an engagement with the Namibia–Cuba Friendship Association, led by Honorable Helmuth Kangulohi Angula (former member of Parliament), accompanied by other members of the Steering Committee.
The close fraternal ties that unite the peoples of Cuba and Namibia, and the island's role in the war for independence of this African nation, were highlighted in a meeting between Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz and the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Security and Safety of Namibia, Honorable Lucia Iipumbu.
On the final day of her visit to Namibia, Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, First Secretary of the UJC, met with a group of our collaborators serving here.
Author: Yuniel Labacena Romero
WINDHOEK, Republic of Namibia. — We are proud of the work Cuban collaborators do around the world. Knowing that the new generations are represented among them is comforting and encouraging, said Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, First Secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), to a group of Cubans serving in this sister nation.
On February 4th, 2021, the Government of Namibia ratified its proposal to nominate the “Henry Reeve” Cuban International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics, for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
In a statement from the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, President Hage Geingob's administration stated: "This nomination is rooted in recognition of the extensive work of the Cuban brigades in exporting Cuba's medical talent for the benefit of all communities around the world.
NBC Radio in Namibia broadcasts an interview with Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz on the US government's aggressive policy toward Cuba.
Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of International Relations and Trade, H.E. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, in which they agreed to develop economic collaboration at the level of political and diplomatic relations.
During the meeting, the diplomat expressed his gratitude for Namibia's continued support of the Cuban people in the regional and international arena, its rejection of the United States' economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, and its inclusion on the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism.
The member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz arrived in Namibia to attend the inauguration ceremony of new President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, an event that coincided with the celebrations for the country's 35th anniversary of independence and the establishment of diplomatic relations, which took place on March 21, 1990.
02/27/2025
Text and photos: Enrique Moreno Gimeranez
WINDHOEK, Namibia. –After his arrival in the capital of the African nation on February 27, the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, held a fraternal meeting with Peter Katjavivi, Spesker of the National Assembly of the sister Republic of Namibia, at the headquarters of this legislative body.
02/27/2025
Text and photos: Enrique Moreno Gimeranez
